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#FC36F9 Color

#FC36F9 is rgb(252, 54, 249) in RGB, hsl(301, 97%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 1%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC36F9
HEX#FC36F9
RGBrgb(252, 54, 249)
HSLhsl(301, 97%, 60%)
HSVhsv(301, 79%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 1%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.296 328.8)
LABlab(61.69% 85.77 -54.80)
LCHlch(61.69% 101.78 327.43)

What #FC36F9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FC36F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 9.75Phlox#DF00FFΔE 16.86Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 19.83Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 19.97Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 20.55Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 21.72

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FC36F9 Channel Values

How #FC36F9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 54 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 97% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 79% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 1% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC36F9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC36F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC36F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC36F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FC36F9
Complementary
#36FC39
Analogous
#9C36FC
Analogous
#FC3696
Triadic
#F9FC36
Triadic
#36F9FC
Split comp.
#96FC36
Split comp.
#36FC9C

Tints & Shades of #FC36F9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FC4FF9
#FD6DFA
#FD86FB
#FEA5FC
#FEBEFD
#FEDCFE

Shades

#FB0EF7
#DD03D9
#B503B2
#8D028A
#640263
#3C013B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FC36F9.

How #FC36F9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FC36F9
Protanopia#7B7BF9
Protanomaly#BD66F9
Deuteranopia#9F9FF6
Deuteranomaly#CB82F7
Tritanopia#EE6D6D
Tritanomaly#F45BB6
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC36F9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fc36f9: #FC36F9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC36F9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc36f9': '#FC36F9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.212, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_fc36f9">#FC36F9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC36F9"

More Pink Colors

#FC36F9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FC36F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC36F9?

#FC36F9 is a light pink — rgb(252, 54, 249) in RGB and hsl(301, 97%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.75.

What is the RGB value of #FC36F9?

#FC36F9 is rgb(252, 54, 249) — red 252, green 54, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC36F9?

#FC36F9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 1%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC36F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC36F9 scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC36F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC36F9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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